COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES						DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
FACT SHEET
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES  -  DECEMBER 2006
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
Emergency Response Referral Children Received
Evaluated Out												1,064
In-Person Response												10,086
Referral Children With Allegation Disposed											3,712
Referral Children With Allegation Disposition Pending - Referrals Still Under Investigation											6,374
Total Referral Children Received during Month												11,150
REFERRAL CHILDREN RECEIVED BY ALLEGATION TYPE
Sexual Abuse			717	6.4%		Exploitation					3	0.0%
Physical Abuse			2,074	18.6%		Caretaker Absence/Incapacity					459	4.1%
Severe Neglect			132	1.2%		At Risk, Sibling Abuse					2,011	18.0%
General Neglect			2,833	25.4%		Substantial Risk					1,988	17.8%
Emotional Abuse			933	8.4%		Total					11,150	100.0%
IN-HOME AND OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES CASELOAD (CHILDREN) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2006
	Emergency Response (Open Services Cases)								1,002
	Family Maintenance								10,932
	Under 12 Months						9,502
	Over 12 Months						1,430
	Family Reunification								9,589
	Under 18 Months						8,867
	Over 18 Months						722
	Permanent Placement								15,016
	Adoption Services Cases								1,844
	Total Children Receiving Child Welfare Services								38,383
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS						CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Age						Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home						10,868
Birth - 2 Years			6,443	16.8%		Foster Family Home						1,807
3 - 4 Years			3,718	9.7%		Foster Family Agency Certified Home						6,029
5 - 9 Years			8,877	23.1%		Small Family Home						138
10 - 13 Years			7,966	20.8%		Group Home						1,557
14 - 15 Years			4,778	12.4%		Other (Tribal and Court Specified Homes)						55
16 - 17 Years			4,665	12.2%		Total Out-of-Home Placement						20,454
18 Years & Older			1,936	5.0%		Non Foster Care (NFC) Placement						203
Age Total			38,383	100.0%		Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized						1,188
Gender						Guardian Home						3,301
Male			19,074	49.7%		Total Placement (Includes NFC Placement, Adoptive						25,146
Female			19,309	50.3%		Home, and Guardian Home)
Gender Total			38,383	100.0%		NOTE:  In the above, 2,424 children received D Rate and 935 received F Rate care.
Ethnicity
White			5,139	13.4%		FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Hispanic			19,500	50.8%
African American			12,277	32.0%							Homes	Beds
Asian/Pacific Islander			912	2.4%		Foster Homes **					2,429	5,956
American Indian/Alaskan Native			205	0.5%		Foster Family Agency Homes (self-report)					4,478	12,435
Filipino			213	0.6%		In Los Angeles County					3,029	8,205
Other			137	0.4%		Out-of-County					1,449	4,230
Ethnicity Total			38,383	100.0%		Small Family Homes **					113	276
						Group Homes *					338	4,065
RUNAWAY AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN						In Los Angeles County					237	2,863
Children Who Ran Away During the Month			73			Out-of-County					101	1,202
Children Who Were Abducted During the Month				7
NOTE:  Data extracted from DCFS Abducted and Runaway Kids System (ARKS)						* Data are being tracked by DCFS Group Home Resource Development and Support Section.
on 2/15/07.  Counts reflect data as of the date when data were extracted.						** Excluded licensed homes on hold.
A child is counted once during the report month.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management
System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Table, unless stated otherwise.						Prepared by: BIS Information Technology Services Division - Statistics Section